免 – Kanji details

Keyword

be exempt

Info

Frequency	Top 1400-1500
Type	Jōyō ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level 3
Heisig	2126
Old form	免
Readings	めん (63%) まぬが (17%) まぬか (17%) べん (1%)
	まのがめ

Composed of

𠂊

hook claw

中

儿

legs

Mnemonic

She was exempt from running during her PE class as she got a nasty, rusty hook caught in her legs the day before. Ouch!

Used in kanji (9 in total)

勉

try hard

晩

evening (after sunset)

逸

deviate (from something)

lathe

bear (children)

???

???

hare

???

Used in vocabulary (182 in total)

免まぬがれる

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

御ご免めん

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

免めん許きょ

license; permit; licence; certificate

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Examples (98 in total)

又またしても死しを免まぬがれることができた。

Once again, I was able to escape death.

彼かれはすべての責せき任にんを免まぬがれた。

He was absolved of all responsibility.

彼かれは危あやうく死しを免まぬがれた。

He narrowly escaped being killed.

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